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Intel logo Core i7-7820X
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Intel logo Core i7-3970X

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General information Core i7-7820X Core i7-3970X
Launched Q2 2017 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 2.8 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 7 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 6.7 % 150 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 11 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-7820X Core i7-3970X
Overall Score 57742 0 % 48362 16.2 %
Future Proof 59 % 0 % 28 % 52.5 %
Benchmark Score 11116 0 % 5470 50.8 %
Single Thread Score 2541.2 0 % 1847.4 27.3 %
Encrypting Data 5977 MB/s 0 % 2674.6 MB/s 55.3 %
Compressing Data 248.8 MB/s 0 % 145.1 MB/s 41.7 %
String objects sorting 32062.5 thousand/s 0 % 21359.2 thousand/s 33.4 %
Prime numbers generation 60.9 millions/s 0 % 40 millions/s 34.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 56690.3 millions/s 0 % 31824 millions/s 43.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 35373.1 millions/s 0 % 12698 millions/s 64.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7820X, Core i7-3970X.

Average frames per second Core i7-7820X Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.2 FPS 98.3 FPS
High settings 202.0 FPS 157.3 FPS
Medium settings 252.4 FPS 196.7 FPS
Low settings 315.5 FPS 245.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-7820X Core i7-3970X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.4 FPS 135.9 FPS
High settings 243.9 FPS 217.4 FPS
Medium settings 304.9 FPS 271.7 FPS
Low settings 381.1 FPS 339.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.9 %
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